Reinildo MandavaAtletico de Madrid defender suffered “tear in the anterior cruciate ligament of my right knee”It was learned that the football player was injured in the 20th minute of the match played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, as understood from the health tests performed after the Real Madrid derby, where he could not play for about 6 months due to this illness.
“Healing starts tomorrow. He needs to strengthen his head, straighten his leg, he will recover. He is a child we will miss with his strong personality, humility, daily smile and freshness. We will miss you. We wish him the best of luck. “I’m sure he will come back even stronger,” said his coach Diego Simeone.
After a strange movement of that joint, while defending a ball from Federico Valverde’s stabbing at the edge of the bottom line of the rojiblanco court, left side remained on the ground with obvious painful movementshis hand is on the knee, he cannot continue the game.
After being treated on the same field by the medical teams of the Rojiblanco club, He was removed from the field on a stretcher. and José María Giménez took his place in the 23rd minute of the match.
The initial scan revealed at least a “right knee joint sprain,” but testing revealed the severity of the injury with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in that joint.